Category: Tech

PETA wants to replace Punxsutawney Phil with an animatronic AI

[ad_1] “Using technologically advanced electromechanical devices such as animatronics instead of live animals is more popular than ever,” wrote Newkirk. “We even have the technology to create an animatronic groundhog with artificial intelligence (AI) that could actually predict [PETA’s emphasis, not Engadget’s] the weather.” The way the group sees it, not only would an AI […]

‘Overwatch’ will test weekly hero bans in competitive matches

[ad_1] Hero Pools will be in place for at least the next competitive season, which runs for two months starting in early March, and the design team will determine which heroes are available each week. Blizzard hopes Hero Pools will lead to players using a greater range of characters, though you’ll still be able to […]

Facebook lets Gaming streamers pick and choose their community guidelines

[ad_1] Those eight rules are: Be acceptingEveryone is welcome, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, or ability. Respect boundariesDon’t make advances or comments on appearance that might make someone uncomfortable. Don’t criticizeWe all have different styles — don’t judge someone’s gameplay or game choice. Don’t be rudeDon’t intentionally […]

Marlboro owner’s stake in Juul is worth a third of its original value

[ad_1] Accordingly, Altria and Juul are scaling back and altering their relationship. They’re shifting attention to “pre-market tobacco applications,” and will limit Altria’s services to Juul to regulatory affairs by the end of March. They’re also restructuring the board of directors to give Altria just two directors’ seats, as well as committees to oversee both […]

Avast is shutting down its subsidiary that sold user data

[ad_1] Motherboard and PCMag found that Avast had been selling a whole host of sensitive user information, including Google searches, Google Maps queries and even LinkedIn and YouTube activity data to some of the world’s largest companies. The company obtained this data through its anti-virus software, which it then packaged and sold through Jumpshot. And […]

Peloton told it can’t countersue music publishers over high workout music prices

[ad_1] The company then fired back with a countersuit, which accused the NMPA of seeking supracompetitive licensing prices — in other words, prices much higher than usual — that violate antitrust laws, as well as of sabotaging its negotiations with individual publishers. US District judge Denise Cote has just dismissed the case. Cote explained that […]

The Morning After: MoviePass is bankrupt, and the Model Y ships in March

[ad_1] The opposite of a delay?Tesla moves the Model Y release date up to ‘spring 2020’ Thanks to a quick turnaround in building its Shanghai Gigafactory, which was completed in just 10 months, Tesla can now focus on ramping up production of its new crossover SUV, the Model Y, at its existing production plant in […]

Apple must pay $838 million for infringing CalTech’s WiFi patents

[ad_1] Apple told Reuters that it plans to appeal, having previously said that it was merely a “downstream party” because it didn’t develop the chips, but merely purchased them from Broadcom. The technology is vital to the 802.11n and 802.11ac WiFi standards, though its inventor said that the patents (related to data transmission tech), weren’t […]